German Conversation · Level 152
29 words
German word
Made
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈmaːdə/
Meaning
- feminine nounmaggot
Example
Im Müll sind Maden.
There are maggots in the trash.
More examples
Die Made kroch aus der Wunde.
The maggot crawled out of the wound.
Core concept
A small, pale fly larva wriggling through rotting organic matter.
Common phrases
Made in der Wunde
maggot in the wound
Made im Müll
maggot in the garbage
Made im Fleisch
maggot in the flesh
Similar words
Maden: Several small, soft, pale fly larvae, often seen in rotting food or damp waste.
Larve: An immature stage of an animal, especially an insect, before it becomes an adult.
Wurm: A general term for a long, soft-bodied invertebrate living in soil or organic matter.
Definition in German
Made bezeichnet die meist weiße Larve von Fliegen, die sich in faulendem Fleisch, Aas oder feuchtem Müll entwickelt.
Word origin
Made comes through Middle High German made from Old High German māda and is an inherited Germanic word for a larva living in decay.
Usage tips
- Made is feminine, with the article die and the plural Maden; the plural does not add an umlaut.
Related words
- Madenbefallmaggot infestationnoun
- madenfreimaggot-freeadjective